I think it is a bad injury, Mourinho said. He had a small injury that stopped him from playing the last couple of matches, but the medical department said he was 100 per cent ready for last Saturday [against Huddersfield].

He is the opposite of Marcus, said Mourinho of Lingard. Marcus, in training he scores unbelievable goals, he comes into matches and misses unbelievable chances, and hits the post, and the goalkeeper saves … My feeling was that Rashford is not going to score a goal and because of that I am...

It didn't look like he was fully fit, said Mourinho. I think he has a bad injury. He had a small injury that stopped him for the last couple of matches, but the medical department gave him 100% ready for last Saturday [against Huddersfield in the FA Cup].

I think he [McTominay] was fantastic, he did everything well, Mourinho told BT Sport. He put lots of pressure on [Ever] Banega which was important to stop him to play, their playmaker.I have also to say that in my opinion the midfield started really well, and then when Herrera cam...

I think it is a bad injury, said Mourinho. He had a small injury that stopped him for the last couple of matches but the medical team said he was 100 per cent ready for the last Saturday. It didn't look like he was fully fit.

Manchester United in Champions League is quite a big thing, said Mourinho. Alexis came to us and will put all his efforts into this stage.The motivation is always there and we always want to play against the best teams and we like the Champions League the best – and Alexis wanted ...